Here is the link the near final draft of the 2008 Democratic Party Platform

[Douglas Carpenter]

"Renewing America's Promise"

It was just posted on Steve Clemons' newsletter, Washington Notes

link to the 55-page PDF file - "Renewing America's Promise"

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/2008%20Democratic%20Platform%208-10.pdf

as Steve Clemons said in his newsletter, Washington Notes

"I just received the near final draft of the Democratic Party platform (pdf here) -- and I have to say that it gave me goosebumps, the good kind. I have been giving Senator Obama a tough time on a few issues lately -- but he and his team have gained major mileage and traction with me with such an enlightened roster of policy convictions.

I don't agree with all of it, and I'll nitpick here and there another time as everyone will -- but the broad parameters of this document are uplifting, feel real, and from a distance as well as up close, the prescriptions drafted here are clearly about rebuilding a "high-trust world" at home and abroad in contrast to the "high-fear world" that Bush and Cheney have wrought and which John McCain (regrettably) seems fixated on perpetuating."
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/08/building_a_high/

[Douglas Carpenter]

1. I really think this is an important thing to take a look at, really

[Lasher]

2. "...reinstating the assault weapons ban..."

Stupid.

[Douglas Carpenter]

3. kik

[jody]

4. Stupid because “reinstating the assault weapons ban” is contrary to “The New Southern Strategy”

New Southern Strategy

[madfloridian]

5. Heading to read it.

:hi:

[Douglas Carpenter]

6. thanks,

you know, right off hand I would think reading the final or near final draft of the Party Platform would be a very big think on this site.

Thanks again